Awning



c. BECKER 7 1,792,726

7 AWNING Feb. 17, 1931.

Filed Sept. 5. 1929" mnnnrmnnr Ml-F111 n q ymuu mml m w W H Patented Feb. 17, 1931 PATENT OFFICE CARL BEGKER, or xmxwoon, MISSOURI AWNING "Applicationfiled September 5,1929. Seria1 No.390,448.

, This invention relates to window awnings. An object of the invention is to provide an awning comprising a sheet of awning material having one end attached to a roller that 6 is operated to roll the sheet thereon, and which is also operated to permit the sheet to be unrolled, in combination with devices of improved construction and cooperative relationship for holding the upper 'unrolled por- 10 tion of the awning in, approximately vertical position and for extending the lower portion of the awning outwardly and downwardly.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide. anawning of the type and character .mentioned comprising a rod for holding a portion of the awning stretched in approxi-.

mately vertical position, and which is movable to vary the portion of'the end that is stretched vertically, in combination with a sliding bail or frame having its intermediate portion connected with the. lower end of the awning to adjust and hold the lower portion of the awning, and sliding spacers between v saidcbail and said rod for holding said bail and said rod in spaced relationship. Other objects will appear from the following description, reference being made to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is an outer side elevation of my improved awning extended for use. r

Fig. 2 is 'a side edge elevation of; the awning extended for use as in Fig. 1.;

Fig. 3 is an outer side elevation of the awn Q ing rolled on the roller.

Fig. tis a side edge elevation showing the awning rolled on the roller as in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the roller showing the latch for holding the roller in diiierent adjustments. 7 1 p The roller 1 is. of the familiar type embodying a spring which. is tensioned and caused to rotate the roller in'a direction and .to an extent to roll or wind about the roller the. sheet 2 which constitutes the awning. One end of the sheet 2 is attached to the roll er, so that when the roller is rotated by the spring the sheet 2 will be rolled about and onto the roller.

the roller rotates.

, The roller is supported at one end by a trunnion 3 attached to the roller and journaled in a bearing bracket 4:. The

roller spring ,5 is enclosed within the roller 1. Asis' well known, said spring 5 has one end attached to the end of the recess inthe rollerin which the spring is enclosed and has the opposite end attachedto asupport 6 with respect to which the roller is rotative. The support 6 has rigid therewith a projection 7 seated in a bracket 8 and held thereby from rotation. The support 6 has a peripheral notch 9 designed and adapted to be engaged by the tooth pawl 10. This pawl 10, as is well known, is pivoted to the end of the roller and is carried about the support 6 when So too, it is well known that the tooth pawl is permitted to engage in a notch 9 onlywhen the roller is in the position it occupies when the awning 2 is in the desired adjustment. By turning the roller 1 to a limited extent in a counter-clockwise d1rect1on,.as shown in Fig. 5, the tooth pawl 10 will be disengaged from the roller 6. The roller may be turned in this direction to any extent required to extend the awning to the adjustment desired. When the awning is in the adjustment desired, the tooth pawl 10 is permitted to reengage in a notch 9 and is effective to hold the roller in such adjustment.

When it is desired to permit the spring 5 to operate the roller to wind on the roller the awning 2, the roller is turned in a counterclockwise direction (Fig. 5) for a distance suflicient only to, disengage the tooth pawl 10 fromthe notch 9. Then the trunnion on the awning is released and the spring 5 is permitted to rotate the roller 1 rapidly in a clockwisev direction. Such rapid rotation of the roller prevents the tooth pawl 10 from re engaging in the notch 9 until the roller is rotated to the desired adjustment. Then rotation of'the roller is stopped and the tooth pawl 10 is permitted to reengage in the notch 9 and will hold the roller in the position to which it was turned. These devices and operations are familiar.

The brackets 4 and 8 are attached to the outer side of the window frame, as shown. The roller is'placed in these brackets and spans the space or opening in the window frame.

To each side of the window frame a vertical guide rod 11 is attached, the lower ends of said rods having bent portions 12 which hold the upper portions of said rods spaced from the window frame. The bent portions 12 are secured to the window frame by fasteners 13. The upper ends of the rods 11 are mounted in'retainers or holdersit, so that said rods arethereby held'in parallel relationship.

A sleeve 15 is mounted forslidingmove ments on each rod 11. Each sleeve 15 is formed with an outwardly projecting arm or ed for vertical sliding movements on the rods 11. Each sleeve is formed with an inwardly extended arm '21. To one of the arms 21 a sleeve 22 is connected by a fastener 23 and to the other arm .21 one'end of a rod 24is connected by a fastener 25. The opposite end of the rod 24 extends into the sleeve 22 and is clamped inconnection with said sleeve 22 by a set screw 26. The set screw 26 may be released to permitfdetachment of the rod 2% from the sleeve22, or permit rela tive adjustments of said parts, and may be tightened to hold the parts in whatever adjustments they are placed. This-arrangementpermits these devices to beused on windows of varying widths and'in connection with awnings of various widths? This rod device 24: extends transversely of the window space or opening at the outer side of the awning 2. The upper ends of the rods 11 extend between the roller 1 and the window frame so that the awning is thereby held close to the window.

A spacer device comprising a tube 2. mounted for sliding movements on each rod 11. The lower ends of the spacer device-27 seatupon the sleeves 15and the sleeves 20 are seated upon the upper ends of said spacers. Thus, the rod device 24 is held in'spaced relationship above the sleeve 15 to which the ends ofthe bail are pivoted.

The awning may be unrolle'd from the roller by any appropriate device provided for that purpose directly engaging and exerting sutticient force upon the end of the awning that is attached to the bail. For convenience of operating the roller, I provide a strap 28 having one end attached to the roller and arranged to roll thereon and unroll therefrom with'the awning. The end of the strap 28 extends beyond the bail so that when the awning is completely rolled u'p onto the roller, the end of the strap 28 extends a dis tance for convenient engagement to afford means for unrolling the roller to extend the awning.

The awning is mounted and arranged in approximately the manner shown and described. lVhcn the awning is in=the rolled up adjustment, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4,

said awning may be unrolled and extended by engaging-the extended portion of the strap 28 and operating said strap to turn the roller 'in-a direction in opposition to the operation of the spring. The weight of the bail that is attached-to the free end of the awning supplemented by the Wei ht of the rod device 24: is suiii'cient'to draw tfie' freeend ofthdawning downwardly. The rod device 24'holds the portion of the awning that'is above said device close to the window and the bail operates by gravity to swing outwardlyand. to extend downwardly and outwardly in inclined position that portion of the awning thatis below the rod 24. The awning may be completelyextended', as shown in Figs.

1 and 2, or extendedto any intermediate position, as desired.

This awning may bemanufactured and mounted at comparatively low cost 'andzis a genuine convenience and useful equipmentin I do not restrict myself inany unessentia'l 1 respects, but what I claimanddesire'to secure by Letters 'Patentis:

1. An awning comprising a sheet of awningmaterial, a roller for winding up and unwinding said sheet, apaarof vertical no spaced rods beyond the side edges of said sheet. a rod extendingacross theiouterside of said sheet, means for supporting said second rod for'verticalmovements along said vertical rods, a bail, elements pivotally connected with theends of said bail and mounted for slidingzmovements below said second rod, and a tube mount-ed on each of saldvertical rods above'said elements and below said supporting means-for said second rod. 1

2. An awning comprising a sheet'of'awning material, a roller operative to'roll said sheet thereon and unroll said sheet therefrom,

a pair of laterally spaced vertical rods beyond the side edges of said sheet, a horizontal rod J25 extending across the outer side of said sheet, sleevesconnected with the. ends of saidhori- *ZOHilill rod and mounted for vertical sliding movements along said'vertical rods,-'.a bail having its intermediate portionconnected.

between said first sleeves and said sleeves and holding said sleeves spaced vertically apart.

3. An awning comprising a sheet of awning material, a roller attached to one end.

of said sheet to be operated to roll said sheet thereon and unroll said sheet therefrom, a pair of laterally spaced vertical rods beyond the side edges of said sheet, a horizontal rod extending across the outer side of said sheet and connected with said vertical rods for vertical sliding movements along said vertical rods, a bail having its intermediate portion connected with the lower end ofsaid awning, sleeves pivotally connected with the ends of said bail and mounted for sliding movements along said vertical rods below said horizontal rod, and a tube mounted on each of said vertical rods and holding said sleeves spaced uniformly below the ends of said horizontal rod. 7

4. An awning comprising a sheet of awning material, means for rolling up and unrolling said sheet, a pair of laterally spaced vertical rods beyond the side edges of said sheet, a horizontal rod extending across the outer side of said sheet and connected with said vertical rods for vertical sliding movements along said vertical rods, a bail having its intermediate portion connected with the lower end of said sheet, elements mounted for sliding movements along said vertical rods and having pivotal connection with the ends of said bail, and tubes mounted on said vertical rods between said elements and theends of said horizontal rod.

5. An awning comprising a sheet of awning material, means for rolling up and unrolling said sheet, a pair of laterally spaced vertical rods beyond the side edges of said sheet, a horizontal rod extending across the outer side of said sheet, parts connecting the ends of said horizontal rod with said vertical rods respectively for vertical sliding movements along said vertical rods, a bail having its intermediate portion connected with the lower end of said sheet, elements mounted for sliding movements along said vertical rods and having pivotal connection with the ends of said bail and permitting the intermediate portion of said bail to move upwardly toward and downwardly from said horizontal rod, and devices mounted on said vertical rods between said parts and said elements and limiting extent of movement of said parts and said elements respectively toward each other.

CARL BECKER. 

